SoCultures October 2018
..Fashion, art, music, books…architecture, food and life in general have hearts and
stories to share and we are lucky to have Gianni Berengo Gardin in our times. The
mesmerizing thought-provoking frames captured of daily lives by this iconic
Italian photographer with much sensitivity have won photography’s highest
international plaudits.
Naples boys on a tram : By Gianni Berengo Gardin - Old photo, Public Domain,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63923822
Undoubtedly considered one of the most important photographers in Italy in the
latter part of the 20th century, Gianni Berengo Gardin, is the ace photographer
from Italy. Sometimes he is dubbed as the Italian Henri Cartier-Bresson for his
lyrical, poetic photography. The camera of Gardin has captured more than half a
century pictures documenting cultures aspects of Italy largely. The iconic pictures
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